Partidul Naţional Liberal National Liberal Party
Leader	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Senate Leader	Puiu Haşotti
Chamber Leader	George Crin Laurenţiu Antonescu
Founded	January 1875
Headquarters	Bd. Aviatorilor 86 Bucharest
Political Ideology	Liberalism
International Affiliation	Liberal International
European Affiliation	European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
Colours	Yellow and blue
Website	www.pnl.ro
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The Partidul Naţional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament, being edged out only by the Social Democratic Party. However, it is the largest member of the governing Justice and Truth alliance, which enjoys a parliamentary majority due to an alliance between the Liberal Party, the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania. Most of the current ministers in government are members of the National Liberal Party, including the current prime-minister, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, who is also the party leader. This is a list about liberalism and political parties around the world. ... The Social Democratic Party of Romania (Partidul Social Democrat or PSD) is the governing party of Romania. ... Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate ÅŸi Adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centre-left reformist Democratic Party (PD). ... The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania. ... The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ) is an ethnically based political party representing ethnic Hungarians in Romania. ... Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu () (b. ...

The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Liberal International is a political international for international liberal parties. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993) is a liberal party, mainly active in the European Union, composed of 49 national liberal and centrist parties from across Europe. ...

Policy

The party adheres to the doctrine of liberalism, advocating both economic and social liberalisation. In recent years, it has focussed more on economic freedom. For example, one of its main election promises for the 2004 legislative election was the introduction of a flat tax rate of 16% for personal income and corporate profits. Because the Liberal Party became part of the governing coalition, it managed to introduce this change, hence giving Romania one of the most liberal tax policies in Europe. Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on November 28, 2004. ... A flat tax, also called a proportional tax, is a system that taxes all entities in a class (typically either citizens or corporations) at the same rate (as a proportion on income), as opposed to a graduated, or progressive, scheme. ...

The National Liberal Party also supports the neutrality of the state in moral and religious issues, as well as the privatisation and denationalisation of the economy, a trend which is currently taking place quite rapidly in Romania, as in other post-communist economies. Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ...

Additionally, the party supports the introduction of a parliamentary system (where the president would be elected by the parliament rather than by the people) to replace Romania's current semi-presidential system, which is based on the French model. A parliamentary system, also known as parliamentarianism (and parliamentarism in U.S. English), is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ... States with semi-presidential systems are shown in yellow The semi-presidential system is a system of government in which a prime minister and a president are both active participants in the day-to-day functioning of the administration of a country. ...

Structure

• National Liberal Youth (Tineretul Naţional Liberal (TNL))
• Liberal Student Clubs (Cluburile Studenţeşti Liberale (CSL))
• Liberal Women Organisation (Organizaţia Femeilor Liberale (OFL))
• Liberal Colegial Group (Gruparea Colegiala Liberala (GCL))

TNL logo Tineretul Naţional Liberal is the youth organisation of the National Liberal Party of Romania. ... Cluburile Studenţeşti Liberale is the student organisation of the National Liberal Party of Romania. ... Organizaţia Naţionalǎ a Femeilor Liberale is the womens organisation of the National Liberal Party of Romania. ... The Liberal Collegial Group (Romanian: Gruparea Colegială Liberală or GCL) is a group in Romania that is supported by the National Liberal Party (PNL). ...

Party leaders

Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, president Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1500x1193, 124 KB)[edit] Descriere fiÅŸier preluata de la www. ... Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu () (b. ...

Bogdan Olteanu, president of the Chamber of Deputies Image File history File linksMetadata OlteanuBogdan. ... Bogdan Olteanu (born 29 October 1971) is a Romanian politician and lawyer, currently the president of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Romanian Parliament. ... Type Lower house President (Speaker) Bogdan Olteanu, PNL, since 2006 Number of members 332 Political groups (as of 2006 elections) PSD, PNL, PD, PRM, UDMR, PC, National minorities, Independents Meeting place Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest Web site www. ...

Puiu Haşotti, leader of the liberal-democrat group in the Senate Image File history File linksMetadata Hasottipuiu. ... Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate ÅŸi Adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centre-left reformist Democratic Party (PD). ... Coat of Arms of The Senate of Romania The Senate of Romania (Romanian: Senat) is the upper house in Romanias bicameral parliament. ...

George Crin Laurenţiu Antonescu, leader of the liberal group in the Chamber of Deputies Image File history File links AntonescuGeorgeCrin. ... Type Lower house President (Speaker) Bogdan Olteanu, PNL, since 2006 Number of members 332 Political groups (as of 2006 elections) PSD, PNL, PD, PRM, UDMR, PC, National minorities, Independents Meeting place Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest Web site www. ...

References

• Cliveti, Gheorghe, Liberalismul românesc. Eseu istoriografic, Editura Fundaţiei “AXIS”, Iaşi, 1996;

• Istoricul PNL de la 1848 până astăzi, Bucureşti, 1923;

• Rădulescu – Zoner, Şerban (coord.), Cliveti, Gheorghe, Stan, Apostol, Onişoru, Gheorghe, Şandru, Dumitru, Istoria Partidului Naţional Liberal, Editura All, Bucureşti, 2000;

• Stan, Apostol, Iosa, Mircea, Liberalismul politic în România. De la origini până la 1918, Editura Enciclopedică, Bucureşti, 1996;

• Naumescu, Valentin,Despre liberalism în România.Realităţi,dileme, perspective, EFES, Cluj-Napoca, 2001;

• Şomlea,Vasile-Florin, Mişcarea liberală din România post'1989,Editura Ecumenica Press, Cluj-Napoca, 2006.

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism in Romania

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... This is an (partial) overview of individuals that contributed to the development of liberal theory on a worldwide scale and therefore are strongly associated with the liberal tradition and instrumental in the exposition of political liberalism as a philosophy. ... This article discusses liberalism as a major political current in specific regions and countries. ... This is an overview of parties that adhere more or less (explicitly) to the ideas of political liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world. ... Liberal democracy is a form of government. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberalism by country | Romanian political parties ...

External links

• National Liberal Party official site
• Information on the activity of the Prime-Ministar and his liberal ministers

Political parties of Romania
Represented in the Chamber of Deputies (330) Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Type Lower house President (Speaker) Bogdan Olteanu, PNL, since 2006 Number of members 332 Political groups (as of 2006 elections) PSD, PNL, PD, PRM, UDMR, PC, National minorities, Independents Meeting place Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest Web site www. ...	Justice and Truth (118) (PNL (68) + PD (50)) | Social Democratic Party (107) | Greater Romania Party (30) | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (22) | Conservative Party (19) | Ethnic minorities parties (18; 1 each) | Independents (16) Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate şi Adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centre-left reformist Democratic Party (PD). ... The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania. ... The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a major political party of Romania. ... Great Romania Party campaign poster for the Romanian presidential election, 2004. ... The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ) is an ethnically based political party representing ethnic Hungarians in Romania. ... This article refers to the current Conservative Party in Romania. ... The Romanian constitution reserves 18 seats in the Senate for parties and cultural associations of the ethnic minorities in Romania. ...
Represented in the Senate (137) Coat of Arms of The Senate of Romania The Senate of Romania (Romanian: Senat) is the upper house in Romanias bicameral parliament. ...	Justice and Truth (50) (PNL (29) + PD (21)) | Social Democratic Party (43) | Greater Romania Party (18) | Conservative Party (11) | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (10) | Independents (5) Justice and Truth (in Romanian Dreptate şi Adevăr, or D.A. for short) is a political alliance comprising two political parties in Romania: the centre-right liberal National Liberal Party (PNL) and the centre-left reformist Democratic Party (PD). ... The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania. ... The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a major political party of Romania. ... Great Romania Party campaign poster for the Romanian presidential election, 2004. ... This article refers to the current Conservative Party in Romania. ... The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ) is an ethnically based political party representing ethnic Hungarians in Romania. ...
Not represented in Parliament*	New Generation Party (2.30%) | Christian-Democratic People's Party (1.89%) | Ecologist Party of Romania (0.77%) | People's Action (0.49%) | Socialist Alliance Party (0.32%) *average 2004 result for the two chambers given in parentheses The New Generation – Christian Democrat Party (Partidul Noua GeneraÅ£ie - CreÅŸtin Democrat, formerly Partidul Noua GeneraÅ£ie) is a nationalist, Christian democratic political party in Romania. ... It has been suggested that National Peasants Party be merged into this article or section. ... The Ecologist Party of Romania (Partidul Ecologist din România) is a political party in Romania without parliamentary representation. ... The Peoples Action (Acţiunea Populară) is a Romanian right-wing political party, founded and led by former President Emil Constantinescu. ... External link Party website Categories: Politics stubs | Romanian political parties ...